I do appreciate your respond, it’s an example to be followed.
What I need is you specific addressing the issues that I have brought up. Will there be an improvement in the way Dorico handles projects with more than a handful of flows?
Right now it’s a balance between the time spend to try to impose the new standard developed in Dorico, that I have created for my client to older projects created in Sibelius or Finale compared to try to make Sibelius look like Dorico, it can be done.
So I think that you might be in the same position that I often find my self in, the value of my product isn’t necessary a value point that my client focuses on.
I think your lay out is marvellous, and looks means a lot to me, but I need to know if the issues that I - and some others I think - have will be taken care of. Will they?
Here’s a list:
- The overall “snappiness” of the app
- A logic link when zooming in/out, changing mode from Write - Engrave - Setup, all the time I simply loose track of where I am in the project. Selecting an item doesn’t do it.
- The way chord symbols are implemented, you can’t propagate the hide function from score to parts, you simply have to hide the chords from players, that don’t play. Imagine a project having 25 flows with a reed player, that are going to play some solos, and therefore needs chord symbols. He plays maybe 4 different instruments, so now you have to hide chord symbols going through all 25 flows in 4 systems. I know I can hide chords in the score, but I was taught that the score always must reflect what’s in the parts.
- Keyboard shortcuts for ex. hidden - that’s in need all the time.
- The input lyrics function needs an overhaul, so that it can follow a fast input even in a score lay out.
- The XML import needs a manual mode, where you can force Dorico to import ex. an Electric Bass to Bass, instead of creating a new player, which will cost extra time to remove afterwards.
- The clef system needs an overhaul letting you assign a G clef with 8vb to an instrument, without sacrificing the possibility to let Dorico hide the staff and fixing the bass guitar problem.
I’m sure there are more. But regardless how much I’m looking forward to all the improvements you are preparing for us in the next update I need to know if these issues will be taken care of.